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PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) -- USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Juneau (LPD 10), USS Germantown (LSD 42), and USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) - with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked, practices formation steaming during a semiannual amphibious integration training exercise known as Blue-Green Workups March 11. The Essex ARG is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.  U.S. Navy Photograph by: Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice (AW) Stephanie M. Bergman (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
March 11, 2002
Photographer
Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice (AW) Stephanie M. Bergman
Caption Writer
Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice (AW) Stephanie M. Bergman
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LHD 2
Other Visible Equipment
USS Juneau (LPD 10), USS Germantown (LSD 42),  USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Ships breaking formation